Doris E. Acheme – Journalism

The Effects of Language Features and Accents on the Arousal of Psychological Reactance and Communication Outcomes

Posted on 8 February 2024 by Doris E. Acheme

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. Guided by psychological reactance theory, we examined the effects of language features on arousing reactance and communication outcomes. Results of a 2 (controllingness; high/low) × 2 (concreteness; concrete/abst… Continue reading The Effects of Language Features and Accents on the Arousal of Psychological Reactance and Communication Outcomes→

Racializing Accents: The Impact of Language and Racial Cues on Intergroup Communicative Outcomes

Posted on 5 December 2023 by Doris E. Acheme

Communication Research, Ahead of Print. This study reports the results of an experiment (N = 502) investigating how speakers are socially categorized based on accent (Standard American English [SAE] or Nigerian) and race (White or Black) separately and… Continue reading Racializing Accents: The Impact of Language and Racial Cues on Intergroup Communicative Outcomes→